Is the rumored Mavericks and Wizards trade the first domino? The trade as currently structured is a straight swap of Josh Howard for Caron Butler, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo!Sports. Howard has a team option next year which will most certainly be terminated whether he gets traded or not. I may be looking way ahead here, but if Joe Johnson is unavailable this Summer do the Clippers take a look at Josh Howard?

Here’s a deal that nets the Clippers Andre Iguodala (Insider), and how it looks on paper. From Chad Ford: “Given that, adding Iguodala and Dalembert might be about as good as it gets for the Clips. Iguodala, in particular, would be a perfect fit as an athletic, multifaceted wing player who can handle the ball or thrive without it while defending at least two positions. Dalembert would be a nice one-year replacement for Camby as an athletic shot-blocker and rebounder to back up Chris Kaman.” The potential dealbreaker here? The inclusion of DeAndre Jordan.

Marcus Camby back to the Nuggets? Travis Heath from Hoopsworld.com helps debunk the rumor: “I don’t know where that came from, and it’s not happening,” said one very well placed Denver Nuggets’ source when asked about the proposition of re-acquiring Marcus Camby from the Los Angeles Clippers. I continued by explaining that logistically it would be difficult for Denver to complete such a deal financially without giving up a rotational player even if the team had aspirations of doing so to which the same source replied: “We’re not trading a rotational player. If someone wants to take on some of our (expiring contracts) than fine. But we’re not giving up a rotational player.”

Our friends at ClipsNation have a great trade poll up. There’s some fantastic proposed deals in the comments section, but the majority of voters prefer the Clippers do “little to nothing” at the trade deadline. Here’s a thought: How about flipping Marcus Camby for another expiring contract and a first round pick? Maybe something like Camby for Etan Thomas and his expiring contract and one of Oklahoma City’s two first round picks? The VP of Common Sense approves.

A statistical comparison of the three “big” pieces the Clippers could possibly acquire. None of these guys are perfect. Caron Butler has had a terrible season and is getting up there in years. Luol Deng is locked in on a long contract but is still the least likely of the three to get moved. Andre Iguoudala is the stopper at the 3 the Clippers have yearned for, but he comes with baggage in the form of Dalembert. Should the Clippers go after any of the following, or should they wait to see what shakes out this Summer?